‘As of now, I would love for him to have fun’: Ashwin on Sooryavanshi

“But as of now, I would love for him to have fun and entertain us all. Just let him have all the fun and not talk to him about the game at all. He will face all the ups and downs in life but for now, he’s putting up a show for the world of the cricket connoisseurs to watch and say ‘wow’. And he’s a phenomenal talent,” he added.

R Ashwin: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi ‘should have fun’ 🏏

As speculation around his senior debut grows, India legend @ashwinravi99 hopes “special” Sooryavanshi can enjoy cricket before it becomes work

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Sooryavanshi has taken the cricketing world by storm, setting new records every time he steps onto the field in his young career. Recently, the left-hander got to his half-century in 11 balls and finished on 94 from 29 balls to lay the foundation for India A to reach a massive score of 377/9, which proved too much in the end.

Sooryavanshi, who had become the youngest cricketer to score a hundred in IPL last year, had smashed a record 175 runs to guide India to victory in final of the U-19 World Cup this year. He then amassed 776 runs in 16 innings this IPL at a strike rate of 237.30 for Rajasthan Royals.

The youngster also became the first uncapped player ever to score 700 runs in a single IPL season apart from becoming the first player in T20 history to score 500 powerplay runs in a single edition of a tournament. He was also the Most Valuable Player this IPL and also picked up the emerging player award and the Orange Cap.